Anger of EU states won't help smooth the way for Brussels to mediate a ceasefire, an idea Putin now says he accepts.
Is Russia ‘simulating diplomacy’ because of war losses in Ukraine?Putin has talked about a truce, but some analysts say it’s a ploy to buy time while Moscow’s soldiers are on back foot.
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